Dr Alexandre Yersin Plague Hut in Hong Kong
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Submitted by Herostratus
Date picture taken (may be approximate):
Friday, June 1, 1894
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- Dr Alexandre Yersin Plague Hut in Hong Kong shows Place Kennedy Town Police Station / Infectious Diseases Hospital, Victoria Road [????- ]
- Dr Alexandre Yersin Plague Hut in Hong Kong shows Place Tung Wah Plague Hospital [????-????]
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Yersin arrived in Hong Kong
Yersin arrived in Hong Kong on Friday 15th June 1894 10:00am. The hut was constructed in less than 24hrs after permission was granted on a Thursday 21st June 1894 - costing 75 piastres. Safe to say the photo can be dated as June/July 1894.
Source: The Plague Race by Edward Marriott (2003 paperback edition) page 138 chapter 14